Lakeside Ranger District Conducting 600 Acre Burn Starting 10/19/16

Lakeside Ranger District burning 600 acres south of Vernon
Lakeside, AZ –October 17, 2016; —The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests’ Lakeside Ranger District will be conducting a 600 acre prescribed burn within the Goodman unit of the Los Burros broadcast burn area, south of Vernon beginning October 19, weather dependent.

This will provide protection for the adjacent private land, Carlock Ranch, as well as provide protection for the community of Vernon from wildfires that start southeast of town.
Crews will be on scene from ignition until there is no longer a threat of escape from the project boundaries.
Questions or concerns contact the Lakeside Ranger District at (928) 368-2100